(March 10, 2019 at 10:29 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote: Why? You can run the torturers lobby, screw millions of people over (up to and including their deaths) ,engage in a little light treason, intimidate witnesses, lie to the fbi, and fuck john q taxpayer for decades.... and have your life referred to as "otherwise blameless" as a federal judge slaps you on the wrist..relunctantly.
Don't get me wrong..I can think of reasons why the smollet case is a shame. It's a shame that we live in a country where it might seem like the best chance you have at a raise is to be the victim of a hatecrime.
So your argument is that because other people get away with shit, Smollett shouldn't be punished harshly?

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